He managed to turn around a situation where he was forced to gut a Cup winning roster that had dire cap issues due to his predecisor, and in 4 years got them another Cup, within a bad bounce of likely a second Cup and (hopefully) an extended run this year. He's made his mistakes for sure, Crawford's contract is going to kill them this offseason, trading Leddy looks idiotic when you see what he's done with more playing time in NY and what we are left with on the ice. Vermette was one of the top targets out there at the deadline and the Hawks were praised for the move. I'm not sure why he hasn't fit in, but it wasn't a terrible move when it was made. Another thing that I always hear is that Q has a lot of say on player transactions. Yes Bowman is ultimately accountable, but its unlikely that Bowman forced Vermette on him without his approval. I could see people being lukewarm on him, but to suggest he's done nothing is silly.